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The Gals have been having fun while Opal and Caroline are gone. They’ve made a couple of posts, slept in a bunch (Caroline usually wakes everyone up at the first sign of sunlight), and overall been doing dandy. I visited Opie Dopes and Carolynalyn at the exhibit. I think they were making friends with the ceramic hippo across the way. Anyway, lets get to the Sewing Crafting Adventures.

Over the Fourth of July (yes, I’m really late) I painted my doll bed. It used to be a natural wood tone, but I painted it white with some paint we already had. It took 2 coats.

Here’s a close up of the paint job. The quilt was made by my grandma, and the pillows by me, a long time ago.

And here is Emmy-G (I’m using the Gal’s nicknames, lovingly given by my sister. Yes I nickname my dolls) in a tank top (I made it in this post). I appliquéd a kite on and embroidered the tail.

Here’s a close up, so your eyes don’t have to work (I’m talkin’ to you, Dad).

“Oh Chrissa, thank you so much for inviting me to this picnic. It’s too beautiful a day to be spent indoors.”

“Yes Kirsten, the weather’s impeccable. Would you like a cookie?”

“No, I have celiac disease.”

“What in the world is that?”

“It’s an autoimmune disease in your small intestine. If you have the right genes, your small intestine can be damaged. The only known way to treat celiac disease is to not eat gluten.”

“Wait, I’ve heard of gluten! Let’s see……it’s in salt, no milk…”

“Nope. Gluten is a protein found in the tribe Triticeae, which includes wheat, rye and barley. Wheat is what makes most flours, so that’s why I can’t eat your delicious looking cookie.”

“Kirsten, suppose you had eaten that cookie, what would have happened?

“It depends on the person, but my stomach feels horrible. With other people, even tiny bit of flour left over on a pan can set off a severe anaphylactic reaction. In addition to celiacs, people with gluten sensitivity, wheat allergies and people who just like it better without wheat have a gluten free diet.”

Wow! It has been an awful long time since there’s been a post here on Me and My Gals. I hope this one makes up for the absence. So without further ado, here is the long awaited Girl of the Year Generator!

(If you need to see better, click on the photo). Here’s how it works. The first letter of your first name corresponds with your Girl’s first name. Same with the final letter of your last name, it corresponds with her last name. In the second part, you discover her story. Your birth month coincides with the main conflict or issue in the Girl of the Year’s story. Finally her interest corresponds with the date you were born on. For example, here is my Girl of the Year:

Lizzy Jackson is a aerialist coping with Dyslexia.

What did you get? If you had your choice, what would your ideal Girl of the Year be?